Making thoughtful connections

As always we talked about anything and everything. This has been standard for some time now. There is little I hold back from him, and much I attempt to challenge him on. I make no secret of my attraction and he tells me things about his wild past that make me squirm – often but not always with frustration. I cannot tell if we are engaging in extended foreplay or exquisite denial (or both).

As a result of that post several people commented on the value of getting to know me a bit better. This surprised me, as I thought I’d been doing just that all along. So here is The Journey so far live links with a hint of the content in brackets, favorites in pink. A separate list of #SoSS posts under Politics, Protests and Reposts list below.
F(r)iction posts coming soon in p. 2…

This is a relatively brief summary of the highlight’s of the last six months blogging. I hope you find some new links to explore, and gain some further insights into my recent work. I have a follow up post coming shortly which lists blog posts by category.

Despite my haste, I surreptitiously checked out the other shoppers, looking to make eye contact, exchange a smile or a few friendly words. But everyone else seemed to be caught in the frenzy of shopping for the evening meal, just as I was.

Mum didn’t have a funeral ceremony, she was cremated privately, according to her wishes. Instead, our family and friends gathered together at the house we shared, about a month after she died, to remember […]